Glitter-bombing streak bedazzles GOP candidates

The former Massachusetts governor barely avoided being hit by a handful of blue glitter thrown at him by a protester at a Colorado caucuses watch party in Denver Tuesday night, the Denver Post reported.

A person is taken out the the room after trying to throw glitter onto Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during an election night rally in Denver on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Peter Lucas Smith, 20, was detained and questioned by Denver Police and the Secret Service and was cited for causing a disturbance by throwing a missile and unlawful acts on school grounds, the Post said.

Gay-rights advocates have been tossing sparkles at GOP nominees with glittering frequency — three times in three days last week — though the practice has been in place for months.

Romney faced his first shimmering shower at a rally in Minnesota on Feb. 1, where he brushed it off as celebratory confetti even as the glitter clung to his well-groomed hair.

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum managed to smile through his latest glitter-bomb Tuesday night in Minnesota, buoyed by an unexpected sweep there and in Colorado and Missouri. Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s turn rained down Monday night at a rally in Minneapolis.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, as usual, is old hat at such things. His most spectacular glitter-bomb attack came back in May 2011 at a book-signing event with his wife.